Most expensive road car ever sold at auction
RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house for investment-quality automobiles, ended its Monterey sale August 16-17, 2013 with an incredible record-breaking Saturday auction which saw the star lot, an ultra-rare 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S N.A.R.T Spider, smash records and sell for an astounding $27,500,000. (All figures are reported in U.S. dollars and includeRead Full Story
Dilawri Group opens Canada’s first new concept Porsche dealership
The Dilawri Group of Companies has opened the doors to the new home of Porsche Centre Vancouver at 688 Terminal Avenue. The impressive new facility is the first in Canada to feature Porsche’s new global corporate identity with its striking exterior, expansive showroom and state-of-the-art service centre. The move will allow the Dilawri Group toRead Full Story
Starting line-up of important competition cars at 2013 Pebble Beach auctions
Gooding & Company, acclaimed for selling the world’s most significant and valuable collector cars, will be hosting its 10th Anniversary of the Pebble Beach Auctions on August 17 and 18, 2013. As the official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the company has announced the addition of several highly sought after competition carsRead Full Story
Port Moody student wins Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Award
Earth Day Canada and The Toyota Canada Foundation recognized Saskia Vaisey of Port Moody, British Columbia as the 2013 Toyota Earth Day Scholarship National Award Winner in Vancouver on July 7, 2013. Saskia was selected from a group of 20 regional scholarship winners who were chosen from a pool of hundreds of applicants acrossRead Full Story
GM, Honda to collaborate on Next-Generation fuel cell technologies
General Motors and Honda have agreed to a long-term, definitive master agreement to co-develop next-generation fuel cell system and hydrogen storage technologies, aiming for the 2020 time frame. The collaboration expects to succeed by sharing expertise, economies of scale and common sourcing strategies. GM and Honda plan to work together with stakeholders to furtherRead Full Story
Tire failures derail the hopes of many at 2013 F1 British Grand Prix
Tire failure squashed Britain’s Lewis Hamilton’s attempt of a British Grand Prix victory at Silverstone on June 30, 2013. Hamilton, the 2008 world champion who had led for Mercedes from pole position, was the first but not the only casualty of tire failure at the event. Hamilton’s rear tire blew after eight laps at aroundRead Full Story
Vancouver Collector Car Show Auction Results: June 23-24, 2013
Congratulations go to Phil and Jason Heard for being brave enough to stage the first major collector car auction since the days of the Auto Classic auctions that were held at the Seaforth Armoury building in Vancouver some 16 years ago. Sure, there have been other auctions held in the intervening years at Tradex inRead Full Story
MG3, a hatchback supermini with a range of styling options
Thousands of F1 fans will be able to see the new MG3 at the British F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone on June 28-30, 2013. The new MG3 has created a storm of interest following the recent unveiling of the full range of styling options available from launch. Buyers will be able to have fun stampingRead Full Story
NRC to help Canadian Transportation Industry reduce vehicle weight
As automakers and their suppliers from around the world strive to develop fuel-saving technologies, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has announced a new program to help the Canadian transportation industry reduce the weight of cars, trucks, trailers, buses, and trains by developing innovative aluminium technology. “Canada is a global leader in producing aluminium,Read Full Story
Global debut of 2014 Mazda3 marks 10 years of production
Ten years ago the first Mazda3 was born, and to celebrate its global birthday party Mazda kicked off June 26, 2013 with the world premiere of the all-new 2014 Mazda3. With same-day unveil events in New York, London, Istanbul, Melbourne and St. Petersburg, this completely redesigned and re-imagined third-generation model seeks to again propelRead Full Story
Honda expands Accord lineup with 2014 Accord Hybrid
The all-new 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid is set to hit Canadian dealerships nationwide in October 2013. The Accord Hybrid features the same sophisticated styling found on the Accord Sedan, plus upscale detailing with unique hybrid badging and blue-accented grille and light lenses, LED lighting, a unique wheel design and a decklid spoiler. TheRead Full Story
Nissan’s ZEOD RC to debut at 2014 Le Mans 24 Hour
Nissan’s ZEOD RC (Zero Emission On Demand Racing Car), which reaches speeds of more than 300km/h with electric technology, will make its race debut at the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hour. The world global leader in electric vehicles for the road, Nissan will trial variants of new electric drive train technologies as part of itsRead Full Story
Record-breaking driver of a 1966 Volvo P1800
In a journey that has lasted nearly half a century, spanned the globe and elicited awe from generations of car lovers, Long Island’s Irv Gordon has a phenomenal achievement in his sight: driving 3,000,000 miles in the same car – a shiny, red 1966 Volvo P1800. When he drove off the lot in 1966,Read Full Story
Santler: Malvern Link’s other automobile manufacturer
By Steve Blake. A couple of years ago, when I visited Malvern Link, Worcestershire, England, to perform one of my pilgrimages to the Morgan factory, I stopped at a small newsagent to pick up a few classic car magazines. In talking with the shopkeeper, she mentioned that her shop used to be an automobile factory. Read Full Story
Winning Ticket Number 2013 All British Classic Car Show
Winning Ticket Number for the 2013 All British Classic Car Show at VanDusen is: 620 Please contact Joan Stewart at 604.736-6754 for details on the prize trip to Britain courtesy of Virgin Atlantic. Prize must be claimed by June 21, 2013.
Sorry, Jay Leno did not come
The Greatest Show on British Wheels, the All-British Field Meet (ABFM), returned to Vancouver’s spectacular VanDusen Botanical Garden on Saturdayay 18, 2013. This year’s event paid special tribute to 100 years of Aston Martin, a century of Morris Motors Ltd., featuring the record selling Morris Minor and larger models the Isis, Cowley and Oxford. ReadRead Full Story
Vehicle modifications versus preserving as concours
By Malcolm Reith To follow up on the excellent article regarding Ian Callum’s Mk 2 Jaguar and the question posed at the end of the article: “If it’s ok for the head of Jaguar Design to modify a perfectly good original does that justify the movement to modify original classic cars or do you thinkRead Full Story
BC government renews electric vehicle incentives
Local electric vehicle business, Big Green Island Transportation, will continue installing home electric vehicle charging systems after the BC government announced a last-minute extension of incentives for electric vehicle purchasers. The incentives were set to expire on March 31, 2013. “We’re relieved that the BC government has decided to renew these critical clean transportation incentives,”Read Full Story
